Foreign minister Alfonso Dastis says he will ensure lives of Britons in Spain are not disrupted if UK crashes out of EUBritish people living in Spain will be allowed to stay there even if the UK leaves the European Union without striking a withdrawal deal, the Spanish foreign minister has said. Alfonso Dastis said his government would ensure that the lives of Britons in Spain were not disrupted in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Dastis’s comments may be seized upon by Brexiter Tories as evidence that a no-deal Brexit is a workable solution. If there is no deal we will make sure that the lives of ordinary people who are in Spain – the UK people – are not disrupted. “As you know, the relationship between the UK and Spain is a very close one in terms of economic relations and also social exchanges.

Source: The Guardian October 22, 2017 10:31 UTC